Publication Year

Page Number

Prefix

Key any titles before the name, such as "Dr" or "Rev" in the Prefix field.
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Surname

Enter the surname here as it appears on the image, using the drop-down list to help you.

Where there is a spouse listed in parentheses, such as "John Smith (Mary)" create a new line for Mary, dittoing the husband's surname. Likewise, when an entry such as "Susan Smith (wid Steven)", create a new line for Steven, dittoing his widow's surname.
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Given Name

Key the first name and any middle names or initials as they appear on the image. Please do not expand abbreviated names.

Where there is a spouse listed in parentheses, such as "John Smith (Mary)" create a new line for Mary, dittoing the husband's surname. Likewise, when an entry such as "Susan Smith (wid Steven)", create a new line for Steven, dittoing his widow's surname.
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Suffix

Key all titles following the surname, such as "Jr" or "III."
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Business Name

Key the full name of the business as it appears on the image. Please only enter the name of the business in this field. If there is a name associated with the business (as in First Bank of Pepperland; Jeremy Nowhere, President), enter only the first of the individuals listed in the name fields for this record. Remember to omit periods after initials and replace the ampersand symbol (&) with the word "and".

A person's occupation, such as "plumber" is not a business name.

Only key the name of the business when it is the primary entry (listed first). When a person is the primary entry, omit the name of the business.

Societies and Lodges are handled differently than most organizations. For these key only the headers, such as "Independent Order Of Odd Fellows", "Knights of Columbus" or "Daughters of Rebekah", omit the individual lodges and chapters.

Omit the ads on the margins of the page. These are all covered in a separate Index of Advertisers, which is keyed.

Page Number

Prefix

Key any titles before the name, such as "Dr" or "Rev" in the Prefix field.
See Example

Surname

Enter the surname here as it appears on the image, using the drop-down list to help you.

Where there is a spouse listed in parentheses, such as "John Smith (Mary)" create a new line for Mary, dittoing the husband's surname. Likewise, when an entry such as "Susan Smith (wid Steven)", create a new line for Steven, dittoing his widow's surname.
See Example

Given Name

Key the first name and any middle names or initials as they appear on the image. Please do not expand abbreviated names.

Where there is a spouse listed in parentheses, such as "John Smith (Mary)" create a new line for Mary, dittoing the husband's surname. Likewise, when an entry such as "Susan Smith (wid Steven)", create a new line for Steven, dittoing his widow's surname.
See Example

Suffix

Key all titles following the surname, such as "Jr" or "III."
See Example

Business Name

Key the full name of the business as it appears on the image. Please only enter the name of the business in this field. If there is a name associated with the business (as in First Bank of Pepperland; Jeremy Nowhere, President), enter only the first of the individuals listed in the name fields for this record. Remember to omit periods after initials and replace the ampersand symbol (&) with the word "and."

A person's occupation, such as "plumber" is not a business name.
See Example

Other Page

This form type is for any images that are not title images and don't fit in the section of the book for alphabetical listings. There may be advertisements on the pages, which is why we have left room for entering data on this form type. It will probably be easier to enter data if you turn the highlights off for this form type.

Page Number

Prefix

Key any titles before the name, such as "Dr" or "Rev" in the Prefix field.
See Example

Given Name

Key the first name and any middle names or initials as they appear on the image. Please do not expand abbreviated names.

Where there is a spouse listed in parentheses, such as "John Smith (Mary)" create a new line for Mary, dittoing the husband's surname. Likewise, when an entry such as "Susan Smith (wid Steven)", create a new line for Steven, dittoing his widow's surname.
See Example

Surname

Enter the surname here as it appears on the image, using the drop-down list to help you.

Where there is a spouse listed in parentheses, such as "John Smith (Mary)" create a new line for Mary, dittoing the husband's surname. Likewise, when an entry such as "Susan Smith (wid Steven)", create a new line for Steven, dittoing his widow's surname.
See Example

Suffix

Key all titles following the surname, such as "Jr" or "III."
See Example

Business Name

Key the full name of the business as it appears on the image. Please only enter the name of the business in this field. If there is a name associated with the business (as in First Bank of Pepperland; Jeremy Nowhere, President), enter only the first of the individuals listed in the name fields for this record. Remember to omit periods after initials and replace the ampersand symbol (&) with the word "and."

A person's occupation, such as "plumber" is not a business name.
See Example